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Mora abandonó la pretemporada y se va

BUENOS AIRES -- Finalmente, tras varias idas y vueltas entre Rodrigo Mora y Ramón Díaz, se confirmó que el delantero uruguayo dejará River para pasar a préstamo por seis meses y con opción de compra a la Universidad de Chile.

El delantero, que estuvo en duda para formar parte de la pretemporada, recibió la respuesta afirmativa de la dirigencia de River que aceptó la posibilidad del préstamo a la "U" de Chile, pero sólo hasta el final de esta temporada, con una opción de 1.750.000 por el 50% del pase.

Cabe recordar que el 100% de los derechos económicos de Mora son de River, que lo adquirió a mediados de 2013 tras la venta de Rogelio Funes Mori al Benfica.

De esta manera, tras pasar la noche en la concentración junto al resto de sus compañeros, Mora no asistió al entrenamiento a desarrollarse en el "Club de los 50" ya que viajará a Buenos Aires para planificar cuándo viajará a Chile y dónde se alojará en su estancia en el país trasandino.

Rodrigo Mora, de 26 años, llevaba 18 meses en River, donde el primer año jugó en condición de cedido. En el "Millonario" disputó 44 partidos, convirtiendo siete goles oficiales, perdiendo terreno en la formación titular desde la llegada de Ramón Díaz a la dirección técnica.

Vitória sign Argentinian centre-back

In need of a centre-back, Vitória sign ex-All Boys player Jonathan Ferrari. The player is expected to be presented to the press this afternoon.

26-years-old, Jonathan Ferrari has only played for two teams in his career - All Boys and San Lorenzo. Despite being a regular for the former, he decided to leave the club after they failed to pay players’ salaries.

Ferrari arrives at Vitória for nothing and has signed a contract until the end of the season. He will be one of four centre-backs in the squad, alongside Dão, formerly of Chapecoense, and youngsters Josué and Matheus Salustiano.

Report: Fluminense offered Napoli defender Paolo Cannavaro on loan

Fluminense have been offered Napoli defender Paolo Cannavaro on loan, according to reports.

GloboEsporte.com claims the 32 year-old, who is out of favour at the Partenopei, icould be signed on a 12 month agreement, free of charge.

Cannavaro earns around R$400,000 a month, a wage that Fluminense could afford.

Whether the deal goes ahead will likely hinge on interest from elsewhere in Italy - Lazio and Genoa have been linked - and also on what division Fluminense will play in next season.

Having seemingly been allowed to stay in the Brasileirão next season, despite finishing in the bottom four, a judge ordered last week that Flu would have to play in the Brasileirão Série B. Should that remain the case, it would likely deter Cannavaro from joining.

Queretaro remain at the top of tight Liga MX

To a certain type of fan, the past weekend of Liga MX games could not have gone any better. These fans are the ones who speak of goats with reverence and eagles with disdain. The faithful supporters of Guadalajara had a one-goal victory over Chiapas FC to cheer about, while gloating about the one-goal loss of Club America to Tijuana.

The result left Chivas sitting ahead of Las Aguilas in the table, which has not happened for a long while. It’s enough to revive a rivalry between the clubs that has gone a bit dormant, given how, of late, Club America has dominated while Chivas has been struggling.

That’s as it should be for the two historic Liga MX clubs which have never been relegated and are tied at 11 league titles apiece. Though their current table positions could merely be an early-season blip, it might also herald a return to the times when the two clubs battled regularly in matches that mattered.

Aside from the longtime legends of Liga MX, the come-lately clubs are also making some noise. The Xolos of Tijuana showed that they have serious championship ambitions, going toe-to-toe with Club America and emerging victorious via a Cristian Pellerano goal. Queretaro, for their part, are the White Chickens at the top of the league table, since a stunning Rodolfo Vilchis header took down Pumas.

The early part of the Clausura 2014 has revealed a parity that gives each match new energy and meaning. Queretaro may lead the league, but they’re not an intimidating club and others are hungry to move up, especially defending champions Leon. Gustavo Matosas’ club hung three goals on Atlas before a late consolation goal cut the margin of victory down a bit. Behind the goal-scoring exploits of Carlos Alberto “Gullit” Pena, Leon may soon lead the league.

For sheer entertainment, no other match equaled the lively 2-2 draw between Toluca and Morelia. Carlos Morales notched for Morelia in the fourth minute, then Edgar Benitez matched it two minute later. Morelia went ahead again off a Christian Valdez goal, but Toluca pulled even once more in the second half via a successful Pablo Velazquez penalty. On the other end of the spectrum, Tigres and Pachuca failed to do any damage in a 0-0 defensive draw. Puebla and Monterrey traded first-half goals for a 1-1 result.

Cruz Azul got its season on track with a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Santos Laguna with Mariano Pavone scoring the winning goal in the 89th minute. The Red Sharks of Veracruz left their victory over Atlante even later, Luis Alberto Sanchez sealing the win in the 92nd minute.

Queretaro is, for the moment, alone at the top of the Liga MX with six points, followed by Leon and five others -- Toluca, Veracruz, Guadalajara, Cruz Azul and Club Tijuana tied at four points. Club America has three points, while Puebla and Monterrey have two. All the others: Morelia, Santos Laguna, Pumas, Atlante, Chiapas FC, Atlas and Tigres, have a single point.

Only Pachuca and Tigres have failed to score even one goal. Considering that last year Tigres nearly had a perfect unbeaten season in the Clausura, it must be disconcerting for the players and coach RIcardo Ferretti to look at the rest of the league from the opposite direction as the last team in Liga MX. Things have certainly changed since then but it’s early days in the Liga MX season, and there are many more games to be played.

Fogo kan da hverken betale løn til Kaka eller Robinho.

Chivas work hard to secure vital home win

GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- It was the kind of game Chivas would’ve found a way to lose last season.

Sunday’s match was far from pretty, Chivas didn’t match the intensity of last week’s game against Santos Laguna, but the 1-0 home victory over Chiapas gives the team three vital points.

Heavy rain beforehand didn’t help the quality of the game, especially in the first half when Chivas were labored at best, but Guadalajara upped the tempo after the break and probably did just enough to deserve the victory.

“I’m conscious that some things didn’t go as we would’ve liked, but they were the consequence of a difficult rival,” coach Jose Luis "Guero" Real said after the game. “If Jaguares play like that all season, they won’t do badly.”

Aldo de Nigris got the game’s only goal in the 59th minute after excellent work down the right from Carlos Fierro. It was the striker’s first inside the Estadio Omnilife and Real will be hoping it will be the first of many. They could really do with him firing on all cylinders.

Few players for either side would’ve impressed the on-looking Mexico coach Miguel Herrera, who is set to name his squad to face Korea Republic on Jan. 23, although there were positives for Chivas.

One of them was Patricio ‘Pato’ Araujo, who is looking increasingly comfortable at center back after playing the vast majority of his first team career in central midfield.

Araujo is confident on the ball, a good reader of the game and is a major boost for Real, who must be given credit for having the vision to play him in defence.

Alongside Araujo, Jair Pereira had a solid debut and should go on to become the type of player that gives a seven-out-of-10 performance week in, week out. It is what Chivas have missed in that position.

In the same vane, Israel Castro was intelligent in closing down space in the center of the field, tidy in possession and has made a good start to his Chivas career.

Then there is the Fierro conundrum. Given his age, his inconsistency isn’t surprising and at times the 19-year-old can be frustrating to watch.

But in the second half, pretty much all Chivas’ dangerous plays came through the right-winger, culminating in De Nigris’ goal, and he is becoming increasingly important for the team. Rivals are likely to pick up on that sooner rather than later.

Ideally, some of the weight of responsibility on the creative end of the team should be taken off his shoulders, with the interplay and movement between Omar Bravo -- who was received in a positive way by fans -- De Nigris and Rafa Marquez Lugo slightly concerning.

Chivas’ next four Liga MX games are Veracruz, Atlante, Cruz Azul and Puebla. They have a great opportunity to build some momentum ahead of a much more difficult second half of the season.

Fogo kan da hverken betale løn til Kaka eller Robinho.


Enig, men der kunne være tale om lån, men lønnen betalt ?- Milan har vel heller ikke hverken råd til Kaka eller Robinho i Serie B efter denne sæson. De skal vel også skifte til en noget mere interesssant klub end Milan skal de spille VM til sommer, Italiensk old boys fodbold er ikke vejen frem.

Olimpia spillede i øvrigt 1-1 mod sidste års nr. 2, C.D. Real Sociedad.

Olimpia spillede i øvrigt 1-1 mod sidste års nr. 2, C.D. Real Sociedad.


Yeps så det godt Anthony Lozano og Rony Martinez scorede det kan da være begge når med i truppen til sommer ;-)

Enig, men der kunne være tale om lån, men lønnen betalt ?- Milan har vel heller ikke hverken råd til Kaka eller Robinho i Serie B efter denne sæson. De skal vel også skifte til en noget mere interesssant klub end Milan skal de spille VM til sommer, Italiensk old boys fodbold er ikke vejen frem.

Det er faktisk en meget god pointe. Jeg tror de begge har en større chance for at komme til VM med succes i Brasilien, men det ville slet ikke hænge sammen økonomisk fra nogle parter. Det er vel bare en anden måde at sige at man VIL kompenseres på en eller anden måde.